Football fans from across the country are backing Cardiff City supporters in their planned protest against a ban from the club's match at Wolves.

Bluebirds fans are planning the march through Wolverhampton city centre on the day of the game, January 20, to protest against the ban, introduced after trouble at previous fixtures.

Gwyn Davies, of the Cardiff and Valley Rams Supporters Club, and Cardiff City Supporters Club's Vince Alm are meeting Wolverhampton's safety advisory group on Wednesday.

The group is a panel of representatives from West Midlands Police and the local authority.

Mr Davies said: 'We have been asked to go up to state what we want to do on the day of the protest.

'We are expecting thousands of people to be there. We have had support from fans from clubs across the UK, from Portsmouth to Manchester United.'

He called on fans to unite as he feared this one ban could lead to similar action at other matches.

'People need to stand up now,' he said. 'This is the opportunity for fans to have a voice.

'My concern is this is the tip of the iceberg.

'At the end of the day, it's just not justified.'

Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters Federation, said they were supporting Bluebirds fans.

'We are totally opposed to banning away supporters as a solution to any problems of hooliganism in football,' he said.

'It draws the dividing line between all the Cardiff supporters on one side and the police and the authorities on the other side.

'If the march occurs, there will certainly be members from our national council there to support them - some of whom are prepared to miss watching their own team to support Cardiff fans.'

Jez Moxey, Wolves' chief executive, said they had gained permission from the Football League not to sell tickets to visiting supporters for the match.

He said: 'We do not think it is at all unreasonable for any club that has experienced serious, large-scale incidents of football-related violence in the past to take steps to prevent such incidents happening again.

'A club's first priority, after all, must always be to try to ensure public safety.'